LocoRoco is a traversal puzzle game in a world of plants and creatures to investigate.

LocoRoco is a traversal puzzle game in a world of plants and creatures to investigate. The novelty, besides the character’s singing and cute aesthetic, is that you control the game with just two buttons, tilting and bumping your characters through each level.

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is an adventure about protecting the harmony of Moomin Valley from an over-industrious Park Keeper.

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is an adventure about protecting the harmony of Moomin Valley from an over-industrious Park Keeper. Play involves exploring the world and using your instruments to help the people you meet and disrupt the commercial parks that threaten the landscape.

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm fighting game where wannabe rockstar Chai uses the beat to fight an evil corporation.

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm fighting game where wannabe rockstar Chai uses the beat to fight an evil corporation. You play by exploring the world and fighting enemies.

Miska is a relaxing narrative adventure game about the flora and fauna of Australia.

Miska is a relaxing narrative adventure game about the flora and fauna of Australia. Rekindle your connection to family and nature through acts of restoration.

A Highland Song is a narrative adventure where you explore a maze of crisscrossing routes through the hills of the Highlands.

A Highland Song is a narrative adventure where you explore a maze of crisscrossing routes through the hills of the Highlands. You are 15-year-old Moira who lives with her mum on the edge of the hills and receives a letter inviting her to come to the coast.

Wax Heads is a communication and deduction game where you run a struggling record store.

Wax Heads is a communication and deduction game where you run a struggling record store. To play you talk to quirky customers to discern their tastes and sell them records.

Bound is a traversal game where you play a dancer in an abstract world who must take on metaphorical monsters to protect her mother in the real world.

Bound is a traversal game where you play a dancer in an abstract world who must take on metaphorical monsters to protect her mother in the real world. Play involves moving through the world making baletic jumps and leaps from platform to platform.

Thumper is a rhythm game where you guide a beetle-like creature through music tracks by pressing buttons in time.

Thumper is a rhythm game where you guide a beetle-like creature through music tracks by pressing buttons in time. Unlike other music games, the focus is on impact and combat rather than soaring tunes.

140 is a sliding, rolling and jumping game where you control a changing geometric shape to traverse a minimalist world.

140 is a sliding, rolling and jumping game where you control a changing geometric shape to traverse a minimalist world. It's challenging for the timed jumps and reactions but keeps distractions to a minimum with its abstract colorful graphics.

Bit Trip (Bit.Trip) is a series of games with a focus on simple game-play, retro visuals and chip-tune music.

Bit Trip (Bit.Trip) is a series of games with a focus on simple game-play, retro visuals and chip-tune music. The games range from pong to platforming but each one requires you to play in time to the music.

Everyday Shooter is a collection of shooting games presented as a music album.

Everyday Shooter is a collection of shooting games presented as a music album. The shooting action is familiar but here the dissolute sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over the soundtrack.

Just Shapes & Beats is a two player rhythm game where you dodge bullets in time with the music.

Just Shapes & Beats is a two player rhythm game where you dodge bullets in time with the music. As well as this unusual premise, play extends the novelty as you have to both avoid the various shapes and move to the Beats.

Railbound is a track-bending puzzle game where you lay track, switch points, and use tunnels to get the carriages to the engine in the right order.

Cadence of Hyrule is a Zelda-infused version of a popular rhythm-action indie game called Crypt of the NecroDancer.

Cadence of Hyrule is a Zelda-infused version of a popular rhythm-action indie game called Crypt of the NecroDancer. Like the original, you go on an adventure viewed from above and progress by moving, attacking and dodging in time with the music.

PaRappa the Rapper is a bizarre rhythm game where you play a paper-thin rapping dog trying to win the heart of a flower-faced girl.

PaRappa the Rapper is a bizarre rhythm game where you play a paper-thin rapping dog trying to win the heart of a flower-faced girl. You do this by pressing buttons to rap in time with the music to impress her.

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is a tongue-in-cheek narrative game set in a world where Greek Gods live among us.

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical is a tongue-in-cheek narrative game set in a world where Greek Gods live among us. You play by talking to (and singing with) people and deciding who you can trust.

Melatonin is a rhythm game where you press buttons in time with surreal pastel scenes.

Melatonin is a rhythm game where you press buttons in time with surreal pastel scenes. You play by deciphering the animations and sound cues to know when to press buttons.

Sonority is a fantasy adventure where you progress by solving musical puzzles.

Sonority is a fantasy adventure where you progress by solving musical puzzles. You help Esther explore a lost world to collect musical notes and playing arrangements next to blocks to unlock the way forward.

Rez Infinite is a shooting game where you fire musical energy rather than bullets.

Rez Infinite is a shooting game where you fire musical energy rather than bullets. As you guide a figure through the darkness of space you bring down enemies in time with the music.

Fortnite Festival is a rhythm action game in Fortnite, created by the people who made Rock Band.

Fortnite Festival is a rhythm action game in Fortnite, created by the people who made Rock Band. Play involves picking a song to play, and then pressing buttons in time with the music like Guitar Hero.

Guitar Hero is a series of rhythm games where you tap buttons in time to all sorts of songs using plastic instrument-shaped controllers.

Guitar Hero is a series of rhythm games where you tap buttons in time to all sorts of songs using plastic instrument-shaped controllers. In the latest game, Guitar Hero Live, you play along to real-life recorded performances filmed from the lead guitarist's perspective, impersonating the feeling of being a real performing musician.

Joust Mania is a movement-sensitive game of tag that is played in the real world, holding PlayStation Move motion controllers.

Joust Mania is a movement-sensitive game of tag that is played in the real world, holding PlayStation Move motion controllers. First appearing as one of the games in the Sportsfriends pack, and then evolving as Joust Mania with more modes and up to 16 players, it's an active video game that doesn't require a screen.

Project Timi: Sasha's curse is a rhythmic platform game where you lay traps and defeat enemies in time to the beat.

Project Timi: Sasha's curse is a rhythmic platform game where you lay traps and defeat enemies in time to the beat. Set inside a small child's dream, you need to save Lucity Town from the nightmares and restore peace in a unique combination of puzzles, rhythmic gameplay and adventure.

Rhythm Paradise (also known as Rhythm Heaven, Rhythm World and Rhythm Tengoku) is a Japanese rhythm game where you perform everyday action in time with a musical beat.

Rhythm Paradise (also known as Rhythm Heaven, Rhythm World and Rhythm Tengoku) is a Japanese rhythm game where you perform everyday action in time with a musical beat. You press buttons or use the touch screen to trigger timed actions.

Supertype is a puzzle game you play with letters, but isn't about making words.

Supertype is a puzzle game you play with letters, but isn't about making words. You use the peculiar shapes of these most familiar of symbols to cover one or more dots on the level.

Tetris Effect: Connected is a tile-matching puzzle game (just like the original Tetris) but with a surprisingly powerful aesthetic twist.

Tetris Effect: Connected is a tile-matching puzzle game (just like the original Tetris) but with a surprisingly powerful aesthetic twist. The game places each level in a themed area and ties gameplay to the beat of the music across its thirty different stages.

Aaero is a rhythm game where you control a spacecraft with one stick and target with the other.

Aaero is a rhythm game where you control a spacecraft with one stick and target with the other. At times it's like flying an X-Wing on a trench run while at others it's like soaring high and free targeting enemies in a Starfox game.

Rock Band 4 is a music rhythm game.

Rock Band 4 is a music rhythm game. Play along with licensed music using specially made plastic controllers acting as guitars, drum kits and microphones.

Triangle Strategy is an action role-playing game about three national powers at war over the continent of Norzelia.

Triangle Strategy is an action role-playing game about three national powers at war over the continent of Norzelia. Play combines a complex branching plot with grid-based battles like Fire Emblem or Advance Wars.

Conga Master is an action dancing game about getting the most people to join your conga line.

Conga Master is an action dancing game about getting the most people to join your conga line. It's like the classic Nokia game Snake with an unusual dancing twist.

Sound Shapes is simple rolling and jumping game where you make music by completing the levels.

Sound Shapes is simple rolling and jumping game where you make music by completing the levels. It features music from artists such as Beck and visual elements from other games and game makers.

Super Sports Beat is a sports rhythm game where you move your character in time with the music to swing, volley, and score points in different events.

Super Sports Beat is a sports rhythm game where you move your character in time with the music to swing, volley, and score points in different events. Play involves using your rhythmic reflexes in the 5 mini-games based on familiar sports: tennis, hockey, golf, and volleyball.

The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about the band's lead singer who passed away in an ancient forest.

The Forest Quartet is a puzzle adventure about the band's lead singer who passed away in an ancient forest. You play her spirit travelling through the forest to create three final acts unique to the members of her band for a final concert.

Wii Music is a rhythm-music game where you use Wii Remote motion controller to play different instruments.

Wii Music is a rhythm-music game where you use Wii Remote motion controller to play different instruments. Unlike other music games, here you collaborate on playing arrangements of existing songs.

Art's Dream is an adventure game featuring different game styles, including running and jumping, combat and puzzle solving.

Art's Dream is an adventure game featuring different game styles, including running and jumping, combat and puzzle solving. It's particularly unusual as it has music threading through it like a musical.

CoComelon - Kids Learn & Play is a children's interactive game featuring characters from the popular CoComelon cartoons, including JJ, his parents, his older siblings YoYo and TomTom and Grandpa MacDonald.

CoComelon - Kids Learn & Play is a children's interactive game featuring characters from the popular CoComelon cartoons, including JJ, his parents, his older siblings YoYo and TomTom and Grandpa MacDonald. Play is light touch and toy-like, as children tap to interact with scenes, make music, colour and build things.

Entwined is a rhythm-action game where you play a bird and a fish dancing to the music on a quest to unite their souls.

Entwined is a rhythm-action game where you play a bird and a fish dancing to the music on a quest to unite their souls. Unusually, you control each character with a different joystick on the gamepad and must move them around the screen simultaneously to collect energy and avoid hazards.

Harmonium: The Musical is an adventure where you play a young girl who became Deaf when she was very young as she goes on a grand expedition.

Harmonium: The Musical is an adventure where you play a young girl who became Deaf when she was very young as she goes on a grand expedition. You explore a fantastical world where music is seen as much as heard and use sign language and gestures to communicate as you try and get home to put on a show for your friends.

Heartbeat: Regret is a horror rhythm-typing game.

Heartbeat: Regret is a horror rhythm-typing game. It's a tough game where you are hunted in a mansion by a dark monster.

Moshi Kids: Stories and Games is a collection of play, stories, and other activities for preschool children.

Moshi Kids: Stories and Games is a collection of play, stories, and other activities for preschool children. You can solve simple puzzles, play hide and seek, listen to narrated stories and lullabies, and relax with meditative music.

Oddada is a game where you make music with toys in a miniature blocky world.

Oddada is a game where you make music with toys in a miniature blocky world. You set up your little world and then take your train through different landscapes, machines and buildings to collect melodies and rhythms.

Ratatan is a rhythm game from the team behind Patapon, where you tap buttons in time with the beat to control your little army in a real-time battle.

Ratatan is a rhythm game from the team behind Patapon, where you tap buttons in time with the beat to control your little army in a real-time battle. In this way, you use instruments to issue commands to your troops as they defeat powerful enemies and restore peace.

Rhythm Rabbit is a rhythm game where you guide a rabbit to a carrot by choosing the direction of its jumps.

Rhythm Rabbit is a rhythm game where you guide a rabbit to a carrot by choosing the direction of its jumps. Depending on the number of notes around the rabbit, it jumps a different distance on every beat, but it's your job to choose a direction that gets it safely to the end of the level.

Soundfall is a dungeon exploration, collection and brawling game where you use rhythm and timing with the music to land the perfect attacks.

Soundfall is a dungeon exploration, collection and brawling game where you use rhythm and timing with the music to land the perfect attacks. You are a Guardian of Harmony and must battle the forces of discord with up to four friends to restore harmony to the environment.

Aaero2 is a cooperative rhythm shooting game about speeding through alien worlds that spring from and react to the dance beats of each song.

Aaero2 is a cooperative rhythm shooting game about speeding through alien worlds that spring from and react to the dance beats of each song. Play involves using one stick to move your ship to trace beams of light while using the other to target bullets and missiles at enemies.

Across the Grooves is a narrative adventure where you play Alice as her uneventful life is turned upside down when a magical record throws her back into her own past.

Across the Grooves is a narrative adventure where you play Alice as her uneventful life is turned upside down when a magical record throws her back into her own past. You play by making choices about her interactions that not only change the past she is visiting by drastically alter the present day.

Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree is a traversal narrative game set in a Norse-inspired world where combat is a rhythm rather than a reaction challenge.

Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree is a traversal narrative game set in a Norse-inspired world where combat is a rhythm rather than a reaction challenge. You explore the world as Estra a young warrior on a quest through Midgard to discover the truth behind her father’s death.

Bandapes is a turn based fighting game where you gather a team of fighting apes who fight using musical note combinations in a turn-based battles with other ape squads.

Bandapes is a turn based fighting game where you gather a team of fighting apes who fight using musical note combinations in a turn-based battles with other ape squads. It's a wacky and unusual combination of rhythm and turn taking battle simulation.

Creatures of Ava is an adventure game where you tame creatures with your flute to help you save the planet from infection.

Creatures of Ava is an adventure game where you tame creatures with your flute to help you save the planet from infection. Play involves exploring the world to find creatures, and then making use of their skills to delve deeper into the world and solve environmental puzzles.

Melodyssey is a music puzzle game in a calm stress free exploration adventure.

Melodyssey is a music puzzle game in a calm stress free exploration adventure. You play a young child journeying through a musical landscape looking for musical inspiration.

Onde is an ethereal movement and exploration game where you dive into a fluid world full of sounds.

Onde is an ethereal movement and exploration game where you dive into a fluid world full of sounds. As you move through the abstract landscapes they respond with notes and music.

The Lullaby of Life is a rhythm puzzle game where you use music as the catalyst to trigger new lifeforms.

The Lullaby of Life is a rhythm puzzle game where you use music as the catalyst to trigger new lifeforms. You float around to explore a music-driven world.

The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor is a rhythm-based role-playing game where you play a group of heroes as they dance their way through an epic quest.

The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor is a rhythm-based role-playing game where you play a group of heroes as they dance their way through an epic quest. You collect loot, learn new moves and challenge foes to dance battles on your journey to save the world by mastering the "rhythmic combat arts".

Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is a series of rhythm games where you hit notes and perform actions in time to the music.

HarmoKnight (Rhythm Hunter: HarmoKnight in Japan) is a rhythm based running, jumping and whacking game.

HarmoKnight (Rhythm Hunter: HarmoKnight in Japan) is a rhythm based running, jumping and whacking game. You play a boy named Tempo who is fighting enemies with a musical note staff.

All Systems Dance is a rhythm-based action game where you dance to overcome a mechanical corporation.

All Systems Dance is a rhythm-based action game where you dance to overcome a mechanical corporation. You traverse the world and perform free-flowing moves which reprogram the robots in charge.

Audio Wizards is an adventure where you battle enemies with elemental spells.

Audio Wizards is an adventure where you battle enemies with elemental spells. It's unusual for offering an adventure experience for blind and visually impaired players.

Bits & Bops is a rhythm game where you perform different actions in time with the beat.

Bits & Bops is a rhythm game where you perform different actions in time with the beat. You must first pay attention to a pattern to spot cues and then press the button at just the right moment to do the action.

Boyce the Voice is a narrative rhythm game about a young man who discovers a love for voice acting.

Boyce the Voice is a narrative rhythm game about a young man who discovers a love for voice acting. Play involves pressing buttons in time to colour-coded inputs to construct voiceovers and discover more of the story.

Death the Guitar is a running, jumping and fighting game where you play a killer electric guitar whose owner was murdered.

Death the Guitar is a running, jumping and fighting game where you play a killer electric guitar whose owner was murdered. Play involves traversing levels and taking on enemies by using power chords to obliterate them or trigger lifts and boosts.

Ecstatic is a fast and hard retro shooting game where you control a mechanical Spider that freezes time and shoots rockets.

Ecstatic is a fast and hard retro shooting game where you control a mechanical Spider that freezes time and shoots rockets. You need to both keep moving and keep shooting to stay alive.

Ouros is a creative puzzle game about forming serene curves and music.

Ouros is a creative puzzle game about forming serene curves and music. Each level you move the parameters to bend the curves to pass through the gates and trigger the sounds.

Periphery Synthetic is a traversal game where you explore symbolic worlds represented mainly by sounds and audio effects.

Periphery Synthetic is a traversal game where you explore symbolic worlds represented mainly by sounds and audio effects. Described as interactive music, you move about, using the different spacial sounds to understand where you are and where to go, gathering resources to improve your movement.

Robobeat is a shooting game where you maximise your damage by shooting on the beat.

Robobeat is a shooting game where you maximise your damage by shooting on the beat. More surreal than other rhythm shooter games, the focus here is on musical flow as you wall run, grapple hook, slide, and bunny hop your way through the crazy world.

Solas 128 is a thinking puzzle game where you redirect rhythmic pulses of light to restart an ancient machine.

Solas 128 is a thinking puzzle game where you redirect rhythmic pulses of light to restart an ancient machine. You rotate and position mirrors to connect light sources and unlock further puzzles.